Google's Leadership Interview Overview

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0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Google's Definition
2:25 - Communication
4:35 - Decision-Making
6:26 - Results
7:42 - Learnings
8:22 - Mentorship
9:25 - Training and Development
Other videos referenced as cards in this video:
0:33 - Google Interview, Video #2 - • How Google Hires
2:25 - Googleyness - • Interviewing for Googl...
4:35 - Have a Plan - • Have a Plan for Your J...
6:26 - STAR Method - Results - • The STAR Method - Results
9:25 - Practice - • Job Interview - Practi...
Additional Videos that might help:
Google Process Basics - • Google Interview - The...
Google GCA Interview - • Google's GCA Interview...
Open-Ended Questions - • How to Answer Open-End...
Open-Ended Frameworks - • Open-Ended Interview Q...
Vague Questions - • Customer/Client Google...
Handling Tough Interview Questions - • How to Handle Hypothet...
Program Manager Interview - • Program Manager Interview
Program Manager Interview #2 - • Program Manager Interv...
Program Manager Framework - • Program Manager Framework
Practice - • Job Interview - Practi...
Adapting to Your Interviewer - • Navigating Interviewer...
Types of Questions - • How to Tackle The 7 Mo...
Interview Prep Checklist - • Interview Preparation ...
The STARL Method - • How to Use STAR Method...
How to End Your Answer - • How to End Your Answer...
Follow Up/Clarifying Questions - • Ask Follow Up / Clarif...
Add a Little Detail to Your Answers - • Tell Me About a Time Y...
How to Take Control - • How to Take Control in...
Restate the Question - • Interview Tips - Keep ...
Make Your Answers Relevant - • Interview Tips - Keep ...
The Job Description - • What Questions Will I ...
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THANK YOU!

[@shashwatchhetry9952]

Your videos are really great . I have a Google interview coming up and your content is really helping me prepare. Cheers for the good work ✌️

[@jeffhsipepi]

shashwat chhetry, happy to help and good luck!

[@akshiwakoti7851]

Grateful for having watched your videos. You're a brilliant communicator. Thank you!

[@jeffhsipepi]

A K Shiwakoti, thank you!!

[@amintaslneto]

Great video as usual Jeff. Your advice can not only be applied for Google interview but also for live. Please keep it up! Thx

[@jeffhsipepi]

Amintas, thank you so much for the positive comment!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Leadership is a really big topic, I hope that some of the information I provide in this video is helpful. And I hope the Leadership, GCA, and Googleyness KZbin videos I created help people navigate the Google interviews with greater success. Good luck!

[@jeffhsipepi]

@@jaganeeshwars140 Thank you for watching my KZbin content, I sincerely appreciate it! My strong recommendation to you and anyone that want to connect with a Google Recruiter is to take the following steps. Step #1 - Identify the right Recruiter on LinkedIn, ideally one that specifically states that they hire SWE's. Step #2 - Try connecting with them by sending them a cool article or video that they might enjoy and not asking them for anything in return. Step #3 - Repeat. As a personal rule out of respect for my former colleagues, I do not provide any contact information that is not public. Good luck!

[@qinhan8415]

Good video, thanks for sharing!

[@shinetheforest]

Hello Jeff, seems like my comments are disappearing for some reason! Just would like to ask if I could use my school/extracurricular activities as some examples for Leadership/Googleyness (i.e. how to mobilize others, mentorship), instead of only about careers. The role I applied for needs 4 years of working experience, and my first interview was solely on my career - but wondering if it's ok, as I haven't had a chance to lead a team yet (so if those questions come up, the examples I could use are mainly school-related). I attended masters within the past 2 years, so hoping that could be ok. Thanks for your awesome videos!

[@jeffhsipepi]

​@@shinetheforest, yes, you can use school examples if you have minimal work experience. If you still have concerns about introducing these types of examples you can always ask your interviewer by saying something like, "Sue, I had an awesome opportunity to lead a team during my Master's program, is it okay to utilize an example from that program?" If they really don't want you to, they will let you know. But typically using examples from school within a year of two graduating is okay. I hope this helps!

[@shinetheforest]

@@jeffhsipepi Thanks so much! It is SO helpful! Regarding gender-neutrality, is it ok to mention client's real name or just make up some name? Your videos are so to the point and insightful! I will keep on watching them :)

[@quirkyquester]

A few key points: how you mobilized the team? How you improve yourself? How you mentor others to help them improve themselves. How you collaborated with others with your communication skills? How you used data for your decision making? How you keep learning and growing. Also demonstrate your soft skills such as being humble, willingness to learn. Being a good team player. Thank you so much Jeff! This video is amazing! I might get interviews for "cloud technical resident" position. And I'm here to prep :)

[@jeffhsipepi]

George, amazing! Yes, all the questions you posed are likely questions in this type of interview. Good luck with the position, keep us all updated.

[@moupiyavibhaukil9051]

I am just half way and this is so good. Thanks for creating this.

[@jeffhsipepi]

@moupiyavibhaukil9051, awesome, I am so glad you found this video helpful!

[@MrRobinkv]

Thank you Jeff for the knowledge share.....

[@jeffhsipepi]

Rock, thanks for the positive feedback!

[@jrizz00]

Thank you for your videos! Very helpful.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Awesome, glad it helps!

[@quirkyquester]

Hi Jeff, Thank you so much for your help! I have learnt so much by watching your youtube videos and having a coach session with you. It really helped me tremendously. I have finished my round 1 (GCA and technical interviews) this week. And I did pretty well overall for both of the interview (personal opinion haha). I am waiting to know if i will get to the round 2. Before I even hear a "yes or no" back from my recruiter, I am here to prep for round 2 haha. I better start prepare early. The Great quote says: "By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail." Thank you again Jeff! I hope everything is going well for you!

[@jeffhsipepi]

George, thanks, keep us updated on your progress!!

[@quirkyquester]

@@jeffhsipepi hi Jeff, unfortunately, i didn't get to round 2. Just got the email today. I guess the best is yet to come. Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help and I definitely learned a lot from you! Good luck for everything that's coming up to you!

[@BartTheBeer]

@@jeffhsipepi thank you so very much for all the help!!

[@vaishnavisingh1567]

Your inputs last time helped so so much, Jeff. I've made it to the next rounds - leadership and Googleyness in a partner manager role. I'd love it if you could share a question or two in this context!

[@jeffhsipepi]

V Singh, I encourage you to watch my job description videos to create the likely questions, but the questions will all be focused around collaboration, mentorship, and taking the lead. Both times you have done it and how you would do it. I hope this helps!

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[@zaiddrew1084]

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[@greenshadowooo]

Hello , Jeff , It's a very useful sharing ! Really appreciate your effectiveness and effort and wish you every success.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Yao-Hsien, thank you so much for the positive feedback!

[@sandeepraut3832]

Hi Jeff, This video helped me lot. I had watched it before my interview. I got selected. Thanks for content.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Sandeep, CONGRATS!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!! 😎

[@krianbearney]

Hi Jeff - great content! Would you say it's okay to highlight stories that demonstrated leadership but occurred outside the professional setting (i.e. volunteering)?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Brian, I love this question, thank you! Our volunteer examples are usually our best examples and the one's we are the most proud of, the most life changing, etc. Here is the challenge, you might run into an interviewer like me that wants you to only focus on business examples. This won't be every interviewer, but you run the risk of running into someone like me. In interviews, this is one area I don't like to take risks because we don't know our audience. Now, this changes if we get to know something about our interviewer that makes this less risky and we can ask if we can use a volunteer example, but just because they say yes, does not mean they did not prefer a business example. I hope this helps!

[@krianbearney]

@@jeffhsipepi Makes total sense, thanks for taking the time to answer this!

[@jeffhsipepi]

@@krianbearney absolutely, thanks for watching!

[@petar55555]

Hi Jeff, thank you for sharing your expertise. The one thing I disagree is when you called people = resources. When I am asked if I have enough resources, I tell them that I have all the keyboards and monitors that I need. People are people :)

[@jeffhsipepi]

Petar, yup, and I like your positive approach. When we look at any program/project/initiative, referring to people as resources is so common that I believe the interviewer will connect with this concept. But we do not want to marginalize people by referring to them as a resource.

[@BlueWolfNorth]

this is exact my feeling, I like the leader treating their team members as people not resources

[@itisabeautifullife]

Amazing video... great content!

[@shinetheforest]

Yes! It's amazing :)

[@dimitripartenza3263]

Hi Jeff, thanks for your videos on how to tackle: Googleyness, Leadership, and GCA. Friday, November 27th I will have my first G&L interview for a position as Partner Development Representative in Google Cloud. I have already worked in Google Cloud as a Vendor in HQ in Dublin but now it is different is my chance to enter as Googlers. Googleyness is identifying with Google culture, not thinking about yourself but how you would act towards others. Leadership: I will always keep in mind the STAR method when I am asked a question and the CFS Method (which I must be honest I did not know but thanks to your videos I was able to learn) and in addition, I am trying to prepare as many scenarios as possible for any questions even if it is not possible to prepare everything, I always have experiences in Big Tech Companies such as Salesforce and Google Cloud as Business Development this time the position is on the Partner side and not the Customer, I am just a little afraid about the interviews but I think it is normal, I will give the best to become a Googlers!!! Fingers crossed and Thanks again @Jeff !!!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Dimitri, thank you! Remember, being nervous is good, not too nervous, but being anxious/stressed keeps us sharp. Try and find the balance of nerves and confidence in the interview, you clearly belong and deserve to be there. Good luck!!

[@eversonmoura2571]

Hey any news ? Was approved ?

[@ryanhenry7081]

My interview with Google is Thursday. 20 years of IT experience with 12 in leadership. I've been hands off the keyboard for over 10 years now. I'm terrified that the technical portion of the interview will kill my chances. My recruiter said it's not a big part of the interview, but they need to understand that I'm technical. How much does Technical acumen impact the overall outcome opportunity for a role that's a technical manager? Love the content, been really helpful in getting me ready. Google is number 1 on my bucket list of companies I want to work for, so I'm incredibly nervous despite working for other massive tech companies such as Salesforce and Citrix. Thanks for your work on these videos!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Ryan, at this point you can't worry too much about the Technical part, either you have it or you don't. What you do need to know, is you have the background to be there. Confidence is really important in these interviews. Slow down and focus on using the Methods - STAR Method for Behavioral Questions and the CFS Method for Open-Ended Questions. Be rigid about following these methods and you will stay on point and therefore be less nervous. Good luck!!

[@sfguy4739]

Did you get the job?

[@ryanhenry7081]

No. The technical requirement was a big part of the requirement.

[@amritanandi2410]

You are my mentor literally!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Amrita, thank you so much for this kind comment!

[@amritanandi2410]

Hi Jeff! Have you posted any video on how to introduce yourself for Google interviews? Can you please help me out with some tips!? TIA

[@pranavkalaskar2316]

Hii Jeff!! What are your thoughts on the internships in US after the Covid pandemic is all over. I've been prepping for this and I would really like to know when the process will be starting again like in which month or so? Thank you Jeff for your amazing content. Your videos are really very helpful for us lot prepping to get into Google!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Pranav, I think it a little too early to predict when internship hiring will ramp back up. Please check in with me again via KZbin or by emailing me at [e-mail] over the coming months to get a pulse on what is happening. Thank you for the positive feedback!

[@Englishman_tw]

Hi Jeff, thank you for the great content! I am not clear about the 'vision' context understand communication section. I am not sure how to add this in my answer. Could you make an example? Thank you!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Amy, good question. Your vision is really about your ability to have a strong and clear plan for the future. And it will show up in your interview answers on the behavioral side when bringing up items like collaboration and building a strong shared vision. And on the open-ended side, how do you see opportunities for growth and how would you work with others to achieve these future results. And this could cover a lot of topic areas, it could be a vision for people, process, strategy, technology, etc.

[@funworldart3015]

very good tips

[@jeffhsipepi]

Thanks!

[@ofureughu7560]

Hello Jeff, Thanks for the insightful video! This is great stuff I was just wondering; as a candidate for google's graduate program (Cloud Technical Residency program), what would you reckon would be a focus with leadership interviews. Since they expect candidates to have little to no experience, they might not expect that training and developing teams (for example) is something you've had to handle. In summary, what characteristics do you think will be looked out for in graduate students (or any entry-level position) in the leadership interview? Which of these will set a graduate student apart as a leader?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Ofure, leadership comes in so many different facets. For more junior level candidates, I encourage them to think about times where they utilized strong communication/collaboration skills to overcome a challenge with people or process/strategy/technology. You can utilize school projects, clubs, and volunteer work to highlight these skills, I hope this helps!

[@sidharthdas80]

Hey Jeff, Thank you so much for all your efforts. A quick question - if I am asked this question - how do you push yourself outside of the comfort zone? - should I go ahead and try to give a real life example in a star format or give a very theoretical answer?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Sidharth, since it is a how question, I recommend problem solving using the CFAS Method.

[@jeremycohn9992]

I appreciate the effort in making this video. I like some of the categories, however there's too many categories being mentioned here and it started to feel a bit fluffy. In the end felt like a lot of buzzwords but not many concrete examples. Maybe condense the categories better. OR separate these videos into specific videos that focuses on the category, focusing on how demonstrate the traits, dos and donts, examples of good and bad answers.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Jeremy, thank you so much for the feedback, I appreciate the advice!

[@aisjdijasijdajsd]

Hi Jeff, what isit like for those job seekers that require a visa sponsorship to work in companies like google. I know that it is one of the top companies to sponsor visa but do you know how do recruiters usually handle them in terms of aspects such cross country interviews, interviews in person, length and description of process for the visa sponsorship and what happens after if you do land the job (Accommodations etc etc)?

[@jeffhsipepi]

You are definitely right, the big companies like Google are advocates of sponsoring visas. The amount of time and the interview process really differs depending on the role, urgency, etc. These big companies all offer relocation packages that will have housing options while you transition. Essentially, if you are the right candidate, they will make sure it all works for you. There are a lot of variables, but you should definitely try. I hope this helps, good luck, thanks!

[@david007x]

Hi Jeff, Thank you for doing this video. My recruiter arranged a pre TM call with Manager. Is it common?

[@jeffhsipepi]

David, some roles have a predefined hiring manager and there is no team match stage. This happens for a lot of roles.

[@AlonAvramson]

It seems like all Goolge employees are leaders, they all help each other, humble, talk about their failures, define visions and mobilize teams to achieve what they want . All of them. Don't they have a manager? just curious...

[@jeffhsipepi]

Alon, great comment! All employees at Google are expected to have leadership qualities and that is why every candidate will be tested for these skills during the interviews. At Google, Managers are typically called Leads :)

[@vitaliizinchenko556]

Hi Jeff, what books would you recommend on this subject?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Vitalii, there are so many great leadership books, I googled it and a few that came up that I have read and liked are : The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey Never Split the Difference - Chris Voss Think Again - Adam Grant Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

[@vitaliizinchenko556]

@@jeffhsipepi Thanks!

[@John-3692]

I'm captivated by every word. I recently read a similar book, and I was captivated by every word. "The Hidden Empire: Inside the Private Worlds of Elite CEOs" by Adam Skylight

[@jeffhsipepi]

@John-3692, I am so happy you found this video helpful and thanks for the book share, I love reading, I added it to my list!

[@bayou__]

❤

[@hcon991]

My cousin says he totally screwed it just last week during his Domain knowledge area interview, Business Analyst. He got paralyzed and blocked with no effective answers to almost all of the questions. even after a +15yr career. Nevertheless He thinks he did it good enough 80-85% on the 4 other remote interviews. His career supports his resume and he could give a lot of good referrals. In your experience, do you think He could still get a Chance?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Hector, the good news for your cousin is that you do not have to be perfect in every interview, it is about doing good overall, so he still has a shot! Let us know what happens, thanks!

[@hcon991]

Thanks, Jeff... yours is a very professional content channel. Keep on sharing such a valuable and inspiring advice

[@heh2k]

Did your cousin get the job or not?

[@supremoluminary]

Be specific. What specifically works in interviews? When you say "results" or "combinding all three of these subjects and creating that structure is really gonna lead to success". (sic) It leaves me wondering. It sounds like empty marketing lingo. "ek cetera". I want to pass my interview. I only need to know how to do that.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Garrett, the goal is not to provide fluff because your interviewers will see right through it, you and I are aligned that a strategy like that will not work. How can I help you pass the interview? Are there any items I can provide more clarification on that will help? Thanks!

[@andrewjcalhoun7865]

MAN!!! I'm gonna fail aren't I 😅!? That's ok, i'm not going down without a fight.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Andrew, you are taking the right steps by researching and taking the interview seriously, good luck!!

[@andrewjcalhoun7865]

@@jeffhsipepi Jeff! I need to extend my sincerest thanks to you! I applied for a Datacenter Tech. 1 position with Google and obliterated the entire 3 round interview process. I received Strong hire recommendations across the board and was referred for DCT 2. Couldn't have made it without your guidance! Teamwork makes the Dream work 😅! Thanks again, Jeff!

[@jeffhsipepi]

@@andrewjcalhoun7865 CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alexnarayanstechandetc]

why would anyone downvote this?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Alexandar, thank you for this comment, down votes happen, but seeing comments like this makes up for all the down votes!

[@rahul_bali]

This video is not playing audio sometimes, maybe that is the reason for downvotes

[@davidkatusa3577]

HI Jeff. Let's say one is interviewing for a TPM role, and has a LOT of TPM experience (where P = both project and program), but has never been the Technical SME on the effort (for example, has never really had to code before but has managed SW Dev proj/g's...or if one has worked in a Network infrastructure environment, but has never had to be the one to decide the specific Detailed Design for said proj/g's -- but in both cases have managed said programs successfully). If one faces a technical question and isnt sure about the answer -- is it best to revert back to examples where you didnt know something and overcame this situation, or would it be better to ask questions about the technical question and use what ever knowledge you DO have to put together your best technical answer? .....asking for a friend :)

[@jeffhsipepi]

David, I would say your friend is not a TPM, but a PgM and that is PgM's are typically technical and often times have an engineering background, but would likely not qualify for a TPM role. Sometime companies interview for TPM roles and are willing to drop the T, I know this happens at Google. If your friend gets a question and they don't know the answer, yes, talk through something they have learned quickly or talk about how they would problem solve that item by collaborating with SME's, I hope this helps!